I just watched some gameplay for Watchdogs. I'm not one to hate on minor details but I can't get past the bad sprint animation the character has, or the stealth mode one, the one they call low profile.

I mean when you walk slowly the animation looks great, he walks with his hands in his pockets looking all badass, then he runs .
Like I said I try not to nitpick games but I've come to realize that the animations for your character can be real important, I mean when you enjoy watching your character walk it really adds to the game.

So today the power company shut off my service...even though I had already paid them for the month and they had signed and agreed to a payment plan that would slowly pay off any of the extra money I owed them over the next few months.

If they try to charge me a reactivation fee because their dumb ass employees shut off a service they weren't supposed to shut-off...

I always thought that horrible players should be separated from other people in multiplayer games. I also hate it when my team is losing because they suck and my teammates seem to be having too much fun not caring about how we're losing because of them.

Games are supposed to be played for fun, I know, but do those players realize that by 'having fun' they're ruining the experience for their teammates? Selfish if you ask me.

I can see you're point if they are just playing bad on purpose (aka not trying, etc) and their version of fun is to aggrevate teammates. But if they are just a bunch of guys that just aren't very good and are playing for fun then I don't see a problem. If it aggrevates you, then just drop out because it isn't worth getting ticked off over.

This is why I don't play much MP and when I do, it's usually in deathmatch where it's everyone for themselves. Especially w/ randoms.

I didn't say what I said because I had a bad game that day, it's just something that I've been thinking about on and off throughout my MP playing days, I'm not really ticked off, just something I've been pondering. I guess when someone is just naturally bad and is trying to do well you can't blame them, but there are people that don't want to deal with horrible teammates.

I was thinking about splitting playlists up, competitive and casual, but then good players will keep going to the casual playlists to poop on noobs, ruining their experience. I guess there's nothing to do about it really.

Anyway I was just playing Hitman Blood Money and decided to go on a killing spree for a trophy, and the newspaper in the game said: "Wintnesses describe the killer as being "pretty" and "unusually fancy dressed". The police are now conducting a search of all gay bars in the area".

The only thing that I can see that could work to a degree is implementing something like Starcraft 2 has on their ladder, where the matchmaking does a fairly good job of matching people up with similar skill levels with their ranked matches. Other than that, if you get stuck with a group that you don't like playing with, the only thing you can do is drop out and try to find a different group. That can be easy or tough depending on the game. And believe me I know that there are people out there that can't stand lousy teammates, I hate the ones that get their enjoyment from ruining other people's fun.

As long as we can collectively compete in a custom race around the entirety of the map in the fastest cars available then I'm happy. You and H377Spawn picking it up for 360? I can only guess that Yanx will.

We can make a Fallout crew. I would say the Tunnel Snakes but somebody I know has already stolen that idea out from under me.

The only thing that I can see that could work to a degree is implementing something like Starcraft 2 has on their ladder, where the matchmaking does a fairly good job of matching people up with similar skill levels with their ranked matches. Other than that, if you get stuck with a group that you don't like playing with, the only thing you can do is drop out and try to find a different group. That can be easy or tough depending on the game. And believe me I know that there are people out there that can't stand lousy teammates, I hate the ones that get their enjoyment from ruining other people's fun.

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Yeah I guess the best solution is for people who are good to just team up with friends so they wouldn't be stuck with bad teammates.

The only thing that I can see that could work to a degree is implementing something like Starcraft 2 has on their ladder, where the matchmaking does a fairly good job of matching people up with similar skill levels with their ranked matches. Other than that, if you get stuck with a group that you don't like playing with, the only thing you can do is drop out and try to find a different group. That can be easy or tough depending on the game. And believe me I know that there are people out there that can't stand lousy teammates, I hate the ones that get their enjoyment from ruining other people's fun.

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Yeah I guess the best solution is for people who are good to just team up with friends so they wouldn't be stuck with bad teammates.

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For team based MP, I agree. You can always play standard deathmatch where it's everyone for themselves with randoms.

As long as we can collectively compete in a custom race around the entirety of the map in the fastest cars available then I'm happy. You and H377Spawn picking it up for 360? I can only guess that Yanx will.

We can make a Fallout crew. I would say the Tunnel Snakes but somebody I know has already stolen that idea out from under me.

As long as we can collectively compete in a custom race around the entirety of the map in the fastest cars available then I'm happy. You and H377Spawn picking it up for 360? I can only guess that Yanx will.

We can make a Fallout crew. I would say the Tunnel Snakes but somebody I know has already stolen that idea out from under me.

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Looks like you can create custom missions in GTA V.

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LINK LINK LINK?!

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Well it's a mixed bag to start with the ones available October first are team deathmatch and race editors.

One of the things I love about where I live is that game store usually ( or always, I don't know much about this ) get games some time before their release but only sell them on release day. Shop owners here don't abide by that and sell them as soon as they get them. I got The Last of Us a day early, would have got it sooner but I forgot that I could.

I'll have some money in hand by the 14th or 15th, I'll see if I can get it, so excited.

I just miss the WGN morning news. Those guys are AWESOME! The news is always depressing, but they lighten it up nicely, and they don't spin shit to their liking. They just report. And the skits...

Whiting, Indiana Jones & the Trailer Park of Doom was one of my favs. Now Whiting,IN is a REAL town just across the boarder from Chitown. This was when the last IJ movie came out. I've been there. Ate there, drank there, fucked there...name it. I about pissed my damn pants it was so funny. In homage to the opening of the original film, there's a can of Bud sitting on a "trapped rock", and Indy, fully equipped with plumber butt jeans, John Deer hat, and a sleeveless flannel, proceeds toward his smooth, refreshing treasure lol.

I remember the next day a TON of emails from Whiting came in. People bitchin' that there isn't even a trailer park in Whiting, and there isn't, but it was still fucking hilarious. That's the other great thing about those guys, they ALWAYS read their hate mail on the air. It's great.

* Sighs *

I miss those guys in the morning. Maury? Not so much lol.

However, we DO have a radio, and I DO get to listen to the Master Chief for like four hours in the morning. So THAT'S pretty cool.

Oh and I checked out what you talked about with the map size compared to Liberty City. The map is huge but there's far less metropolitan areas.

Did you see that for MP you select your characters parents and it helps determine your base stats?

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Yeah I think GTA V is present day. The metropolitan ara in GTA V is allegedly bigger than the entirety of San Andreas completely on its own. That's not counting the countryside or anything north of the city.

And yeah I did see that about the MP characters. It determines your appearance and stats, and you can also pick what kind of lifestyle your character leads which will affect them as well. Sounds really neat.

I like having to deposit your money or it could stolen from you. I also heard you can put a bounty on someone's head if they kill you. They really did a good job with MP from what I'm hearing, I can't wait.

Though what excites me the most is the SP. I always loved the early missions in GTA games, getting your first gun, unlocking things like the car body shops. I just loved finishing a mission and having text pop up saying things like: " The body shop is now available, you can take your cars...".

So went and got Halo reach, as well as Halo 4 and Twisted Metal.
Tiwsted Metal was awful and I keep getting disc read errors on campaign and multiplayer with Reach, only Firefight works correctly...luckily TM was used so I can easily replace that with something better.

Sounds like some shitty luck on that load my friend. I got Diablo 3, Far Cry 3, and Infinite all used & they all work. Well actually I should say they all fired up OK. I'm playing D3 now, so I guess I can't be sure the other two work 100% all the way.

Was able to return both games.
Swapped Twisted Metal out for Street Fighter X Tekken, and was surprised at it being decent as I'd heard nothing but bad things about it, I'm guessing that was more because of how damn many fighters were coming out at around the same time than with it being a bad game.

I'm prolly gonna jump into FC3 after my first D3 run. Usually I replay games like this right away, "exhaust them" as you put it, but I have FC3 and Infinite callin' me too atm. I believe I'll enjoy them as much as D3, if not even more.

Far Cry 3 was fun, but not something that I personally would replay. Definitely want to play Blood Dragon though, and it's sitting on my PS3 from my brother abusing PS+ sharing.

I had high hopes for GTA V, and it's pretty much living up to them. I really didn't like GTA IV, but everything about V just feels so much better. I can't wait for the multiplayer to launch. Cannot wait.

I'm prolly gonna jump into FC3 after my first D3 run. Usually I replay games like this right away, "exhaust them" as you put it, but I have FC3 and Infinite callin' me too atm. I believe I'll enjoy them as much as D3, if not even more.

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I know this feeling ...... very well. . I'm going to play alot of Diablo 3 this weekend, but I also need to slip in AC3 before Black Flag comes out. From what I've seen, Black Flag is going to be awesome and the best pirate game ever made.